Rainbow Awards-Best LGBT Biographies & Memoirs? My “Silence” Made It

SILENCE IS MULTICOLORED IN MY WORLD RAINBOW AWARDS 2012 BEST LGBT BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR WINNER Hosted at Elisa: Reviews & Ramblings. This was very special for me and utterly, utterly dedicated to the courageous young man who I didn’t alone love. We all miss him intensely for the intelligent, crazy, intense, passionate beauty he radiated into the […]

My Poetry in Assaracus Magazine, Issue 9 Coming Jan. 10, 2013 from Sibling Rivalry Press

Publishing on January 10th 2013, a few days after I turn 41, my poetry will appear starting on page 41 of Assaracus Magazine, Issue 9. I consider that a good sign for the coming year. * * * * “BEST NEW MAGAZINE” – LIBRARY JOURNAL (May 2012): “…Sibling Rivalry Press is publishing well-wrought, challenging literature […]

A Sweat Lodge At The Lake & A Stroll in Diensdorf

It was a last minute thing when I got the call this past Wednesday. My friend at the lakehouse was having a sweat lodge that had been planned for several weeks but when the leader had to bow out at the last moment, she turned to me to try to find a replacement or either […]

“F— Assimilation”: Keeping it Real as Native Americans

Here it’s not exactly often, but it’s definite when it happens, but if someone mentions Native Americans, you’ll have someone who moans and shakes their head saying something like, “I’ve seen how they live, it’s horrible. Drugs. Alcoholism. Just awful.” Wasn’t very different in the USA. I correct such people when I can, attempting to […]

Book Trailer for The Angel of Berlin & Explanation of A Modern Fairy-Tale

As told in previous posts prior to its release, The Angel of Berlin, is a story I wrote based entirely on a dream. I have the curse/blessing of often dreaming in vivid detail, extended version, where I can even awake, get up, walk around with memory and then go back to sleep and continue the […]